Poems Boxx

Damsel in Distress   Foreword  Monsoon nights are often humid due to the high moisture content in the air and the lack of breeze. The clouds appear low and heavy, with intermittent flashes of lightning and the roll of thunder. The impending threat…

TWILIGHT REVERIE  Foreword  The summer season in the Indian subcontinent is largely hot and humid. But the sunset paves the way for cool breezes from the long coastline. The hot surface air from the land moves towards the sea, and the reverse flow…

MISTY MORNING Foreword   The deep impact of climate change is seen across several places on the globe. Thick and heavy layers of mist have replaced blue skies on winter mornings. Senior citizens desist from outdoor activities and are forced to stay…

SILENT SORROW: A PANDEMIC'S TALE   Foreword The second phase of the pandemic appeared with a vengeance after the government decided to drop the guard and began organizing massive public rallies to win the assembly elections in Assam, West Benga…

ECHOES OF DESPAIR  Foreword  The news of the COVID-19 pandemic was trickling into the country. The rumours of the pandemic emerging from the wet market in Wuhan were in the headlines. In India, the virus was spreading languidly, and the government…

Scorching Summer  Foreword  The scorching summer of 2024 in India is certainly memorable for a host of reasons. The severe and prolonged heatwave conditions that prevailed across the country have accounted for hundreds of deaths in many states. The …

FURY UNLEASHED Foreword  This poem is inspired by the ‘Super Cyclone’ of 29th October 1999, that ravaged coastal Odisha. The official death toll was estimated at 10,000 while the actual number is certainly much higher. The cyclone battered the thre…

MONSOON MAGIC Foreword   As a young boy, I was always fascinated by the arrival of the monsoon. It provided the much-needed relief from the blazing Indian summer. The term 'monsoon' is derived from the Arabic word ‘mausim’ which means a tim…